Endocrine Surgery in Children

This book provides in-depth practical advice on how to manage children with endocrine conditions that may benefit from surgery. It is more detailed than general pediatric surgery texts and more surgically oriented than endocrinology texts. The first section is devoted to the thyroid and parathyroid,...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ledbetter, Daniel J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Johnson, Paul R.V (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
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Table of Contents:
  • Thyroid Gland Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Thyroid Nodules in Children
  • Thyroid Cancer in Children
  • Parathyroid Gland Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology
  • Parathyroid Surgery in Children
  • Adrenal Gland Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology
  • Phaeochromocytoma
  • Neuroblastoma
  • The Evaluation and Management of Adrenal Masses and Adrenocortical Tumors
  • Pancreas Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology
  • Congenital Hyperinsulinism
  • Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Islet Cell Transplantation
  • Diabetes in the Pediatric Surgical Patient
  • Assessing and Selecting Patients for Bariatric Surgery
  • Bariatric Surgery in Children
  • Pathogenesis and Treatment of Disorders of Sexual Development
  • Testis Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology
  • Surgical Considerations of Testicular Maldescent
  • Testicular Torsion
  • Testicular Tumors in Children
  • Ovarian Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology Including Normal Menstrual Physiology
  • Ovarian Tumors in Children
  • Ovarian Torsion
  • Fertility Preservation
  • Breast Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology
  • Paediatric and Adolescent Breast Disorders
  • Gynecomastia
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 and Type 4
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2
  • Pituitary Gland Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology
  • Surgical Considerations of the Pituitary.